Girdle



April 12, 1949. v. GIEGERICH GIRDLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 29, .1946

INVENTOR V'ra Gie geric April 12, 1949. v. GIEGERICH GIRDLE Filed Jan. 29, I946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I i J v INVENTQR. Vra Gz'e ryerc'ch A'I'I'U RN EYS Patented Apr. 12, 1949 GIRDLE Vera Giegerich, Los Angeles, Calif., asslgnor to Alax Tillo, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Application January 29, 1946, Serial No. 644,042

2 Claims.

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in women's girdles, and the girdle is so formed that the organs of the body are held in their proper place, and support and trimness is given to the figure, which figure is presumed to be of substantially correct proportions without excess fat or enlarged hips. My girdle is formed with an elastic back panel, and inner and outer fabric front panels which are uniquely related to each other in that both the inner and outer front panels are disposed at a slight inclination or bias; the inclination or bias of one panel being the opposite to that of the other, and both panels at their side edges, as well as the elastic back panel are related to elongated side decorative inserts increasing in width toward the top of the girdle. All panels of the girdles have upper and lower edge hems, and garters are provided, the arrangement of which keeps the front panels smooth and unwrinkled. My girdle is relatively simple in construction, is attractive, and gives support where it is most needed.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and drawings, and it is pointed out that changes in form, size, shape, materials, and construction and arrangement of parts is permissible and within the purview of my bread inventive concept, and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of my invention:

Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away to show the relation of the inner and outer front panels;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view of the bottom front edge and shows the inner and outer panels and garters;

Figure 5is a view of the outer front panel;

Figure 6 is a view of the inner front panel;

Figure '7 is a view of the elastic back panel, and

Figure 8 is a View of one of the decorative side inserts.

In the drawings wherein, like characters of reference are used to designate like or similar parts: I

The numeral I designates the outer front panels which has inturned side edges 2 increasing in width as at 3 from bottom to top and angled at the top as at 4. It will be noted that the panel I gradually curves outwardly and downwardly. The outer front panel is attached to the inner front panel 5 along the inturned side edges 2 and each panel is set at an angle or bias, the angle or bias of theouter panel being reversed as to the inner panel so that the respective top and bottom edges cross, as at 6. The elastic back panel I has side edges 8 which are angled outwardly and downwardly, and the top edge 9 has sections inclined downwardly toward the center. Front portions I'll of strips I I increase in width from the bottom to the top, as shown in Figure and are angled downwardly as indicated at I2, at the top substantially the same as inturned side edge 2. These strips II are attached over the seams (see Figure 3) by the same stitching l3 that attaches the panels together. It will be noted that the strip on one side is lower than the strip on the other, due to the angled crossing of the front panels. The top and bottom edges of all panels are turned and decoratively hemmed, as shown at I4. The garters I5 of the outer front panel are so situated with respect to those of the inner front panel that wrinkles and the like are prevented.

From the foregoing it is believed that this construction and operation of my invention will be apparent, but it is again pointed out that interpretation of the scope of my invention shall only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A girdle comprising an elastic back panel having outwardly and downwardly angled side edges, an outer front panel having outwardly and downwardly curved side edges, an inner front panel having outwardly and downwardly curved side edges, said outer front panel being attached to the inner front panel along their side edges and each panel being set at an angle with respect to each other and the angle of the outer panel being reversed to the angle of the inner panel, said outer and inner front panels having top and bottom edges and these edges cooperating with one another at the top and at the bottom crossing one another substantially midway their length, and the side edges of said outer panels and said back elastic panel being stitched together.

2. A girdle as defined in claim 1 and said outer front panel having its side edges formed of inturned portions, the inturned portions increasing in width from the bottom of the panel to the top thereof and angled inwardly and downwardly at the top, and reinforcing side strips at each side of the panels, said reinforcing strips increasing in width from the bottom to the top and angled inwardly and downwardly at the top and thereby corresponding in shape to the inturned portions of the outer front panel, the reinforcing strip at one side being lower than the reinforcing strip at the other side, the stitching serving to connect the panels together also serving to connect the reinforcing strips at the sides of the panels.

VERA GIEGERICH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 0 Number Name Date 1,584A34 Colley May 11, 1926 1,612,067 Shepard Dec. 28, 1926 1,927,357 Borneman Sept. 19, 1933 

